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United States Patent | 6,119,194 |
Miranda ,   et al. | September 12, 2000 |
A USB host controller provides transaction type status signals indicating USB activity type. The status signals include a bulk status bit signal indicative of bulk activity on a USB, a control status bit signal indicative of control activity on the USB, an isochronous status bit signal indicative of isochronous activity on the USB and an interrupt status bit signal indicative of an acknowledged interrupt on the USB. In addition a programmable mask register is provided for masking any or all of the status bits. The status bits may be combined and provided as a single signal indicative of USB activity.
Inventors: | Miranda; Paul (Austin, TX); Hewitt; Larry (Austin, TX); Norris; David (Austin, TX); Bunnell; James (LaFayette, CO) |
Assignee: | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 044750 |
Filed: | March 19, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 710/306; 713/310 |
Intern'l Class: | G06F 013/00 |
Field of Search: | 710/100,62,128,129 713/300,310,324 |
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